The phrase "approaches a total" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing numerical values or calculations that are nearing a specific sum or amount.
Example: "As the project progresses, the budget approaches a total of $1 million."
Alternatives: "nears a total" or "gets close to a total".
Each of the soil quality indices was calculated using two linear and non-linear scoring methods and two soil indicator selection approaches, a Total Data Set (TDS) and a Minimum Data Set (MDS).
By combining the data obtained from both repeat element annotation approaches, a total length of 884.06 Mbp of the O. gracilis genome was identified as repetitive.
Through the above mentioned approaches, a total of 1,865 molecular markers were confidently anchored to 105 of the 164 contigs of the 5DS physical map, yielding a marker density of ~10.5 markers per Mb.
Additionally, by amplicon resequencing of 222 chickpea EST loci from C. arietinum and C. reticulatum, 102 EST-derived SNPs (designated as ESNPs) were identified for genotyping as described in Choudhary et al. Thus, from both the approaches, a total of 1022 SNPs (920 CaSNPs + 102 ESNPs) were identified for genotyping using the GoldenGate assay.
Using a combination of structure-based and homology-based approaches, a total of 32,552 retrotransposons (Class I) and 6,029 DNA transposons (Class II) with clear boundaries and insertion sites were structurally annotated and clearly categorized, and a soybean transposable element database, SoyTEdb, was established.
According to a report by Kara Swisher of AllThings D, the new contract was of a different scale: minimum revenue of $300 million a year, approaching a total of a billion dollars for the three years of the contract.
For exercise, at least once a day I approach a total stranger and slap him.
We approached a total of 605 people and had a response rate of 24%.
Thousands of owners have clogged the courts with grievances and won refunds approaching a total of $1 billion, sending county debt skyward.
What had occurred appears to have been something approaching a total psychic rebirth for Nick: he looked and sounded happier than in literally years.
Using the approach, a total of 56 substances or groups were assigned to a 'high priority' category.
